Medan vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$780
🏠 One person rent
$185
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$198
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
55
48
😀 Quality of life
48
34
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.97M

The cost of living in Medan is 43% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8850th and 9160th ($461 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 27th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 6907th and 8618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Peshawar

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Medan Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$2608

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$379
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$370
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$368
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$360
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$464
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$427
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$433
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$473
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$279
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$381
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$264
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$425
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$378
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$353
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$302
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$348
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$308
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$308
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$429
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$367
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$295
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$379
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$318
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$432
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$454
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$315
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$391
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$382
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$417
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$364
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$351
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$352
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$704